By MarEx 2015-05-27 11:23:16 Two seaman have died after their tugboat sank off Busan, South Korean Yonhap News Agency reports. The incident occurred around 12:30pm, May 26 when the 22-ton 97 ...
Tugboat Capsizes Leaving Two Dead
Dispatches No. 246
Posted on: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 By: Szymanski Last Week: 19-20 May Liverpool, Monalisa 2 Project meeting at MOTORWAYS of THE SEA, Capt. Kuba Szymanski representing InterManager. ...
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